In a first, train pilot booked after speeding train kills elephant

TNN | Jul 30, 2016,   HIGHLIGHTS

For the first time a case has been registered against a loco pilot under the Wild Life Protection Act 1972 for killing a wild elephant.

Indian Railways working on a multi pronged strategy for a high speed travel in India

THE HANS INDIA | Jul 29,2016 ,

In a first, Railway board chairman gets two-year extension

MAHESH LANGA 

The central government has reappointed A.K. Mital as chairman of Railway Board for two years with effect from August 1, 2016. He is superannuating this month end. This is for the first time the incumbent has gotten a two-year extension to continue as the highest official of the railway. 

Central Govt Employees are cheated in respect of Allowances.

The Central Government employees are always be cheated in respect of date of implementation of allowances especially on HRA , from past twenty years it is observed that these allowances are issued from a later date in 5th CPC case it was issued after 20 months , in case of 6th CPC it was issued after 32 months , in 7th CPC we hoped it will be issued in 7 months , but it was not the case , now it is likely to be issued only after 12 months .

Countrywide General Strike on Sept 2, 2016

Countrywide General Strike on Sept 2, 2016

2nd SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:COC

2nd  SEPTEMBER 2016 – ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE:

Passenger demand outpaces train frequency: CAG

Jul 28 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai)   ManthanK Mehta   Mumbai:

Creaking Infra, Derailments Hobble City's Rail Network

Lata Argade is the typical Mumbai train commuter. For 32 years, the government official has relied on the CST-Dombivli suburban train service to cover the 55km distance from home to office, day and night, back and forth.

Maintenance of tracks, rakes is the key: Study

Jul 28 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai)   ManthanK Mehta    Mumbai:

Comptroller and Auditor General of Indian has laid bare the truth behind the poor suburban train services.It has found that the train services are running behind schedule and safety is being compromised due to poor maintenance of tracks as well as the Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) rakes.

Railway officers to hold MBA degrees

A salient feature of the arrangement is that private players can get their recruits to take the course on their own expense.

Safety gap widens as Railways suffers with huge vacancies

According to All India Railwaymen’s Federation, there are around 13.26 lakh on-roll employees in Railways of which almost 75 per cent fall in the safety category.

Srirangapatna railway platform to be widened

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The translocation of the 18th century armoury at Srirangapatana will bring about changes to the town’s railway station. It will not have a station master to officiate as the signalling and communications will be automatically controlled from Pandavapura and Naganahalli, which will be the block section on the stretch.

Specialists to join railway hospital soon

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The Rs. 5.5-crore new building of Divisional Railway Hospital commissioned earlier this year with state-of-art facilities will have three additions to doctor strength shortly.

Indian railways' offtrack man of letters

By Richa Sharma   Published: 24th Jul 2016 

Indian Railways to launch Rail Radio Service in 1000 trains

Passengers can soon tune in to popular FM radio stations while travelling on trains, with the Indian Railway firming up plans to roll out a Rail Radio service for 'onboard infotainment' which would also come in handy in emergency situations and disasters.

Many trains detained

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Seven express trains suffered detention of one hour to three hours after some locomotive pilots staged a “work-to-rule” protest on Thursday.

Talgo tilting train to reduce commuting time between Bengaluru, Mysuru

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru could be reduced to 90 minutes in the near future if trials with a high speed, tilting train manufactured by Spanish manufacturer Talgo conducted between Delhi and Mumbai in the next few days are successful.

A railway officer who lays the tracks for education

K. MANIKANDAN

Wardha-Nanded rail line project gets special status

The Railway Ministry has granted 'special project' status to the much-awaited new rail line between Wardha and Nanded districts via Yavatmal stretching over 284 kms, a senior official here said.

By: PTI | Yavatmal(maha) | Updated: July 22, 2016 

Diamond Quadrilateral project of Indian Railways

High speed rail plans accelerate

By Suchanda Banerjee Posted On : July 22, 2016 in News - India & You , Tourism , Kolkata

The world’s first hospital on rail celebrates 25 years

Train of hope provided free health to a million people in rural India

By Ahmad Mukhtiyar , New Delhi

REPLY OF THE FINANCE MINISTER IN RAJYA SABHA

7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

REPLY OF THE FINANCE MINISTER IN RAJYA SABHA

Dear Comrades,

Inquiry ordered into action of loco pilot

TIRUCHI, July 22, 2016  SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE HINDU

: The railway authorities have ordered an inquiry into an incident wherein a loco pilot of the Kanyakumari – Chennai Express overshot the red signal at the starter point at Mathur railway station and entered the non-electrified track leading to detention of train and few others in the early hours of Wednesday. Power supply to the electric locomotive too got cut

Railways to start trial of Talgo trains on Delhi-Mumbai section from August one

By Express News Service   Published: 21st July 2016 

China to develop New Bhubaneswar, Baiyappanahalli railway stations

China is slated to develop New Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Baiyappanahalli (Bengaluru) railway stations, while Mumbai Central, Jammu, Jaipur and Varanasi stations will be modernised matching airport-like amenities with Belgium's help.

When The Railways Misplaced A 120-Ton Railway Engine

Indiatimes July 20, 2016

Indian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings

The Minister made this announcement on Sunday when he laid the foundation stone of one Megawatt solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station.

China to boost rail network by 2020

It will expand its rail network to 150,000 km, including 30,000 km of high speed rail

IANS | Beijing July 20, 2016 

Trade unions plan strike on Sept 2

The Hindu Business line  OUR BUREAU

Protest against ‘anti-labour policies’ of Centre

VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 19: 

Detailed Memorandum prepared to submit to Minister of Railways by Secretary General

To

Sri. SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU,

Hon. MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS, Rail Bhavan,  New Delhi. 

Notice Prepared for agitation against Empowered Committee.

SCRAP THE EMPOWERED COMMITTEE ON RUNNING ALLOWANCE: 

Dattatreya meets trade unions; says working on their demands

Press Trust of India | New Delhi July 18, 2016 

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today met central trade unions to apprise them about steps taken with regard to their 12-point charter of demands. 

Make railways profitable

By The New Indian Express    Published: 19th July 2016 

Given its critique of the institutional and governance framework created by decades of Congress rule, the NDA government has been keen on recasting it to suit the changing times. After scrapping the Planning Commission and instituting the NITI Aayog in its place, the government is now toying with the idea of merging railway and general budgets.

Comparison of Salary between Private Company Salary and Government Employees Salary.

The private sector persons are crying that the Central Government employees are highly paid , the case is not true . A detailed study comparing the salary and emoluments of employees belonging to government and private sector is made by the IIM -Ahmedabad . The 7th CPC study, commissioned and later factored in by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), took a wide range of samples — doctors, engineers and accounts officers at higher levels, down to the skilled categories like MTS. 

Thanks to alert cop, train brakes inches from suicidal youth's head

By Express News Service     Published: 12th July 2016 

Head-on train collision near Bari, Italy kills at least 25

By our reporter  13 July 2016

At least 25 people were killed and 50 wounded in a horrific head-on collision between two passenger trains Tuesday morning. The two trains were on the same track located between the towns of Andria and Corato in the Puglia region of southern Italy.

Letter to Minister of Railways from General Secretaries.

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

Regd. No. 17903                                                                             H/Q  Adra .

At 180 Km/Hr, Spanish-Made Talgo Train Is Now India's Fastest

All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: July 14, 2016 

Indian Railways' 'Auto Express' to Speed Up Automobile Deliveries

By CarandBike Team (With Inputs from PTI) | Jul 14, 2016

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Indian Railways (IR) is aiming at 25% share in automobile freight traffic

Auto Express will ferry cargo from Gurgaon to Nidvanda

In April, IR had announced India's first rail auto hub in Walajabad

Indian Railways to get a new accident protection system soon

Railways have decided to procure a radar-based device that will alert the drivers of any physical obstruction on railway tracks ahead and thus avert accidents. This will prove to be more useful during nights and in foggy conditions when drivers have to constantly look outside the locomotive to assess the condition.

Mumbai: Train strike called-off, but workers plan protests on July 11

— By FPJ Web Desk | Jul 09, 2016 

Coconuts could inspire earthquake-resistant buildings

Structural composition of coconut may help in understanding energy absorption that could inspire construct earthquake-proof structures

ILO: Robots threaten millions of jobs in Southeast Asia

The International Labor Organization has warned of the severe consequences presented by automation and disruptive technologies in the ASEAN bloc. Are the UN agency's concerns founded? DW takes a closer look.

Deferring of Strike Clarification by M Krishnan

DEFERRING OF THE INDEFINITE STRIKE – CLARIFICATIONS

M. Krishnan, Secretary General,

Confederation of C. G. Employees & Workers

Railway unions defer nationwide strike by four months

Their indefinite nationwide strike that was to come into effect beginning July 11 for a period of four months

A BRIEF narration of NJCA actions and result:

FORMATION OF NJCM: 

National Council( JCM) representing the employees in Central Govt sector- Income Tax, Audit etc, Postal Employees, Defence Employees and Railway Employees jointly conducted a convention at New Delhi on 11.12.2014 and adopted a joint declaration demanding the Central Government to settle the ten point charter of demands also against the anti workers policies. Subsequently National Joint Council of Action (NJCM) was formed. Due to various reasons strike action was delayed.

Train engine overturns at Kannur Railway station

THE HINDU SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

UK teachers hold one-day strike against education bill

By Tania Kent  5 July 2016

Teachers are striking Tuesday across England in defence of pay and working conditions, after some 91.7 percent of teachers voted in favour of strike action.

Is FDI really a gift horse?

BISWAJIT DHARK. S. CHALAPATI RAO

What if Indian Railways comes to a halt?

A strike by workers of Indian Railways will virtually cripple life in a country where 23 million passengers and over 1,100 million tonnes of freight are carried daily by the railway

Government workers strike: Railway Board warns employees of dire consequences

The Railway Board has sent a letter to all railway organisations with advice on steps to be taken immediately in view of the proposed strike from 11 July

9 of 17 railway zones working without GMs

Srinand Jha |    Updated: Jul 03, 2016 

NEW DELHI: At a time when the cash-strapped Indian Railways is struggling to stay afloat, half of the numbers of cutting-edge posts of general managers (GMs) are lying vacant. The remaining half of GMs are scheduled to fly off to the US for a ‘study tour’ this month.

33 lakh govt employees threaten stir on July 11

Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: Jul 03, 2016 

NEW DELHI: As many as 33 lakh central government employees have threatened to go on strike from July 11 to protest against the “meagre” pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission.

Govt employees, trade unions threaten strike on disappointing pay hike

Several government workers’ unions will announce their next course of action later on Friday which may include a massive railway strike

Central Pay Hike Disappointing

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: